RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 20 (HB 2) 2019 Regular Session Abramson
Provides for the capital outlay budget and program for FY 2019-2020; provides for the
funding of the capital outlays from the specified sources of monies in the specified amounts
as follows:
Federal Funds $ 118,603,040
Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund $ 246,615,000
Natural Resources Restoration Trust Fund $ 137,000,000
Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) - Federal $ 685,623,446
Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) - Regular $ 152,546,344
Interest Earnings $ 5,000,000
Interagency Transfers $ 58,128,530
Misc. Statutory Dedications $ 39,298,000
General Fund (Direct) Non-Recurring $ 144,074,579
Fees and Self-Generated Revenues $ 143,335,700
Reappropriated Cash $ 4,655,195
Revenue Bonds $ 60,000,000
TOTAL CASH PORTION $1,794,879,834
Authorizes the funding of certain capital outlay projects from the sale of general obligation
bonds for the projects delineated as follows:
Priority 1 $ 767,258,413
Priority 2 $ 302,448,422
Priority 5 $1,343,077,180
TOTAL GENERAL OBLIGATIONS BONDS $2,412,784,015
BONDS NRP/RBP $ 985,884
GRAND TOTAL ALL MEANS OF FINANCING $4,208,649,733
Effective upon signature of the governor (June 28, 2019).
VETO MESSAGE:
"Please allow this letter to inform you that I have signed House Bill 2 of the 2019 Regular
Session. However, I have exercised my line item veto authority granted to me to veto six
items.
The capital outlay budget I submitted to the legislature recommended $679 million in
Priority 1 general obligation bond appropriations and an additional $128 million in Priority
2, allowing for $30 million in remaining general obligation bond capacity for Fiscal Year
2019-2020. This recommendation was the result of a multiyear effort made by both my
administration and the legislature to rein in a capital outlay budget that was bloated by years
of overspending. Practically, my budget recommendation would have allowed for every
project with a Priority 1 or Priority 2 appropriation to receive funding in the upcoming fiscal
year.
However, as finally passed by the legislature, House Bill 2 contains $767 million in Priority
1 general obligation bond appropriations and an additional $305 million in Priority 2, totaling
more than $235 million above the general obligation bond capacity for Fiscal Year 2019-
2020. The bill now contains $1.3 billion in Priority 5 appropriations, or a 30% increase
above the budget I submitted. Not only does the capital outlay budget for Fiscal Year 2019-
2020 contain appropriations that are not possible for the upcoming year, it also increases
possible spending in out years by more than 30%. Further, this will create significant
challenges in this year and in following years to generate the capacity necessary to fund the
infrastructure projects needed in this state.
I have exercised my line item veto authority as follows: Veto No. 1:
Delete Page 30 of 134, Lines 18-24:
Authorizes $13,555,000 for Science Building Renovations at LSU Eunice (Acadia).
Veto No. 2:
Delete Page 30 of 134, Lines 30-34:
Authorizes $500,000 for Acadian Center Kitchen Repairs at LSU Eunice (Acadia).
Veto No. 3:
Delete Page 35 of 134, Lines 15-22:
Authorizes $520,000 for Outdoor Lighting for Multipurpose Venue, Community College
Baseball, Softball, Student, and Community Events at Bossier Community College
(Bossier).
Veto No. 4:
Delete Page 41 of 134, Lines 37-42:
Authorizes $520,000 for Infrastructure Improvements for Acadia Parish Public Works
Complex, Planning and Construction (Acadia).
Veto No. 5:
Delete Page 43 of 134, Lines 31-35:
Authorizes $250,000 for South Bossier Park, Construction of New Pavilions, Planning
and Construction (Bossier).
Veto No. 6:
Delete Page 50 of 134, Lines 1-8:
Authorizes $3,150,000 for Bucktown Harbor Multi-Purpose Pavilion, Planning and
Construction (Jefferson).
Enclosed is a copy of the signed version of House Bill 2. I have sent the original to the
Secretary of State." Advance Funding projects
Agency
Number
Agency Project Title Parish Advance
Funding
01-107 Division of
Administration
State Office Buildings Major Repairs,
Equipment Replacement, and
Renovations, Planning and Construction
Statewide 1,236,861
01-107 Division of
Administration
Major Repairs for State Buildings to
Address Deferred Maintenance Backlog
and Infrastructure, Planning and
Construction
Statewide 20,000,000
01-107 Division of
Administration
Statewide Roofing, Waterproofing, and
Related Repairs and Equipment
Replacement Program
Statewide 239,274
01-107 Division of
Administration
Local Government Assistance ProgramStatewide 5,188,317
01-107 Division of
Administration
Community Water Enrichment ProgramStatewide 7,395,870
05-252 Office of Business
Development
Economic Development Award Program
for Infrastructure Assistance
Statewide 3,929,409
06-263 Office of State
Museum
Presbytere Exterior Restoration and
Repair, Planning and Construction
Orleans 6,041
06-264 Office of State ParksPreventive Maintenance/Major Repairs
and Improvements
Statewide 2,477,364
06-264 Office of State ParksBayou Segnette State Park, Land
Acquisition, Additional Cabins, Planning
and Construction
Jefferson 24,718
06-A20 New Orleans City
Park
City Park Golf Complex Improvements,
Planning and Construction
Orleans 67,924
07-270 DOTD -
Administration
LA 42 (US 61 to LA 44) Widening Ascension 5,000,000
07-270 DOTD -
Administration
Highway Program (Up to $4,000,000 for
Secretary's Emergency Fund)
Statewide 45,000,000
07-274 DOTD - Public
Improvements
Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access
Channel (AGMAC), Port of Iberia,
Planning, Design, Construction, Rights-
of-Way, Relocations and Utilities
(Federal 4 Match $100,000,000)
Iberia,
Vermilion
2,500,000
07-274 DOTD - Public
Improvements
Comite River Diversion Canal Planning,
Right of Way, Utilities and Construction
Ascension,
East Baton
Rouge,
Livingston
10,000,000
19-600 LSU Board of
Supervisors
Major Repairs and Deferred Maintenance
of Buildings and Facilities, Planning and
Construction
Acadia,
Caddo, East
Baton Rouge,
Orleans,
Rapides
6,682,978
19-601 LSU Baton RougeLSU Memorial Tower Renovations East Baton
Rouge
2,000,000
19-601 LSU Baton RougeStephenson Veterinary Hospital,
Planning and Construction
East Baton
Rouge
5,000,000
19-601 LSU Baton RougeRenovate Old Engineering Shops for Art
Department, Planning and Construction
East Baton
Rouge
1,243,533
19-604S LSU Health Sciences
Center - Shreveport
Patient Care HVAC Replacement,
Planning and Construction
Caddo 84
19-607 LSU Agricultural
Center
Animal and Food Science Facilities
Renovations and Modernizations, Phase
II, Planning and Construction
East Baton
Rouge
4,266 19-615 Southern University
Board of Supervisors
Major Repairs and Deferred Maintenance
of Buildings and Facilities, Including
HVAC, Planning and Construction
Caddo, East
Baton Rouge,
Orleans
2,845,752
19-616 Southern University -
Baton Rouge
T.T. Allain Hall, Americans with
Disabilities Act Compliance Upgrades,
Planning and Construction
East Baton
Rouge
172,192
19-616 Southern University -
Baton Rouge
F.G. Clark Activity Center, Americans
with Disabilities Act Compliance and
Upgrades, Planning and Construction
East Baton
Rouge
4,880,390
19-616 Southern University -
Baton Rouge
A.W. Mumford, Americans with
Disabilities Act Compliance and
Upgrades, Planning and Construction
East Baton
Rouge
3,716,027
19-618 Southern University -
Shreveport
New Classroom Building, Southern
University - Shreveport, Planning and
Construction
Caddo 61,000
19-620 University of
Louisiana System
Board of Supervisors
Major Repairs and Deferred Maintenance
of Buildings and Facilities, Including
HVAC, Planning and Construction
Calcasieu,
Lafayette,
Lafourche,
Lincoln,
Natchitoches,
Orleans,
Ouachita,
Tangipahoa
3,417,006
19-625 Louisiana Tech
University
Integrated Engineering and Science
Building
Lincoln 15,509,605
19-627 McNeese State
University
ADA Upgrades Campus-Wide, Planning
and Construction
Calcasieu 16
19-649 Louisiana
Community and
Technical College
System
Major Repairs and Deferred Maintenance
of Buildings and Facilities, Planning and
Construction
Acadia,
Ascension,
Bossier,
Calcasieu,
DeSoto, East
Baton Rouge,
East Carroll,
Iberia,
Jackson,
Jefferson
Davis,
Lafayette,
Lafourche,
Lincoln,
Madison,
Orleans,
Ouachita,
Rapides, St.
Bernard, St.
Helena, St.
Tammany,
Tangipahoa,
Terrebonne,
Union,
Vermilion
3,629,472
19-649 Louisiana
Community and
Technical College
System
Automotive Training Facility, Planning
and Construction
East Baton
Rouge
382,121
19-657 Louisiana School for
Math, Science and
the Arts
New Dormitory Building, Planning and
Construction
Natchitoches2,651,119
36-P03 Greater Baton Rouge
Port Commission
Inland Rivers Marine Terminal Dock and
Access Roadway Construction Project,
Planning and Construction
West Baton
Rouge
5,544,813
50-J10 Calcasieu ParishGravity Sewer Trunk Mains and Pumping
Stations South Ward 3 and South Ward
4, Planning and Construction
Calcasieu 299,135
50-J22 Grant Parish Southern Grant Sewerage System
Improvements, Study, Design, Planning
and Construction
Grant 1,211,099
50-J23 Iberia Parish Wastewater System Improvements for the
Acadiana Regional Airport ($667,000
Non-State Match)
Iberia 3,713 50-J27 Jefferson Davis
Parish
Acquisition and Renovation of Existing
Building and site for Regional
Consolidated Jail Facility, Acquisition,
Planning and Construction
Jefferson
Davis
356,289
50-J32 Livingston ParishCook Road Extension Economic
Development Corridor (Pete's Highway
Frontage Road)
Livingston 204,621
50-J51 St. Mary Parish Reconstruction of Chitimacha Trail Road
from LA 328 to LA 670 for St. Mary
Parish Government Within Existing
Rights-of-Way
St. Mary 167,989
50-M32 Broussard Reconstruct South Bernard Road From
LA Hwy 182 to US Hwy 90, Planning
and Construction
Lafayette 24
50-MB5 Gretna Downtown Drainage Improvements,
Planning and Construction
Jefferson 1,569,100
50-MB9 Hammond Gateway to Hammond, Phase I, Planning
and Construction
Tangipahoa 130,168
50-MO9 Rayville Wastewater Transport and Treatment
Facilities for Economic Development
Richland 5,309
50-MQ3 St. Francisville Burnet Road Bridge Replacement,
Planning and Construction
West
Feliciana
3,315
50-MS4 Springfield Water System Planning and ConstructionLivingston 3,811
50-MV4 Westwego Fire Station, Planning and ConstructionJefferson 100,959
50-MV8 Winnsboro Winnsboro Farmer's Market, Planning
and Construction
Franklin 52,424
50-N03 The Audubon Nature
Institute, Inc.
Audubon 2020 Exhibits Orleans 760,006
50-N12 Louisiana Children's
Museum
Early Learning Village, Planning,
Design, Construction and Equipment
Orleans 8,708,303
50-N74 The National World
War II Museum, Inc.
Capital Expansion Project, including
Parking Structure, Skybridge, Andrew
Higgins Plaza, Train Station Experience
and Canopy, Planning and Construction
Orleans 9,247,078
50-NA2 Lafayette Airport
Commission
Construction of a New Passenger Facility
Terminal at Lafayette Regional Airport,
Planning and Construction
Lafayette 1,991,200
50-NBB The Lighthouse for
the Blind in New
Orleans,
Incorporated
Economic Development Project,
Planning and Construction
Orleans 1,753,881
50-NML City of Gretna Police
Department
Gretna Police Department, Construction
of Armory, Elevation/Flood
Proofing/Wind Retrofit, Planning and
Construction
Jefferson 301,454
50-NTB Calcasieu
Waterworks District
12 Ward 3
Waterworks District 12, Ward 3 - Water
System Improvements, Planning and
Construction
Calcasieu 47,049
50-NVW Our Lady of the Lake
Children's Hospital
Our Lady of the Lake Children's
Hospital, Acquisition, Planning and
Construction
East Baton
Rouge
10,890,467
198,613,546